Subjects, Settlers, Citizens: messy notes on the CTMS conference pt 1
It was probably the CTMS conference that first sparked my intrigue for exploring whatever Mennonites are, do, and have done. (All of this is up […]
History
Epic Tour of the East Reserve
I want to tell you everything at once. But I guess I’ll do the Mennonite thing and start at the beginning — before telling you […]
Finding my great-great-great-grandfather’s homestead in Mountain Lake
1982: sixty-year-old Anna was behind the wheel. In the passenger seat, her 90-year-old mother Helena. They were approaching their destination: Mountain Lake, Minnesota. Helena instructed […]
The Story of the Nickel Obelisk in Szynych, Poland
“You’d better post about the Nickelstein,” Andrew said. “I will!” I promised. “But also… why?” “Because! It’s the only monument Mennonites have put up in […]
Exploring the land of my great-grandparents in Spencer
“What will you do with these stories?” If I’m being honest… I will probably forget them. So much has already been forgotten, reinvented, rewritten. And […]